1 John 3:1a “Think how much the Father loves us. He loves us so much that he lets us be called his children, as we truly are.” (CEV)

With Valentine’s Day approaching, we have a perfect opportunity to teach young children about God’s love for us. I have a new storytime lesson up over at Groovy Storytimes. This lesson uses the story about a parent’s love for his child, and the child’s insecurities about that love, as a springboard for discussing our relationship with our Heavenly Father.

Enjoy the lesson with your children, and remember how much we are loved, even though we are imperfect and weak. The famous children’s song really does sum it up best:

“Jesus loves me! This I know,
For the Bible tells me so.
Little ones to Him belong;
They are weak, but He is strong.”